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Anna Jay
Anna Jay (Anna Marie Jernigan, born 1998, Brunswick, Georgia) is an AEW professional wrestler, Dark Order '99', TayJay tag team with Tay Melo, Queenslayer finisher, no AEW titles.
Annette Klug
Annette Klug (Annette Klug-Wulf, later Annette Wolf), German foil fencer born 1969 in Singen; won team foil gold for West Germany at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, fencing only in pool rounds; Silver Bay Leaf recipient, later a youth coach.
Anoa'i family
Anoa'i family, the Samoan Dynasty of American Samoa, a professional wrestling bloodline linked to Peter Maivia by a blood-brother bond; produced The Rock, Roman Reigns, The Usos, Yokozuna, and the Wild Samoans.
Antal Kocsis
Antal Kocsis (Tony Kocsis, 1905–1994), Hungarian flyweight boxer; won gold at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics over Armand Apell, first Hungarian Olympic and European boxing champion, later a US professional and tailor.
Antal Kovacs
Antal Kovacs (Kovács Antal), born 1972 in Paks, Hungary, is a retired judoka who won half-heavyweight Olympic gold at Barcelona 1992 and the 1993 world title in Hamilton.
Ante Delija
Ante Delija, "Walking Trouble" (born 1990, Dubrovnik, Croatia), Croatian heavyweight MMA fighter; 2022 PFL heavyweight champion and $1 million winner; UFC fighter since 2025, record 26-8.
Ante Josipovic
Ante Josipovic (Anton Josipović, born 1961, Banja Luka) is a Yugoslav boxer who won 1984 Olympic light heavyweight gold by walkover after Holyfield's disqualification, then shared the podium with him; later a professional and journalist.
Anthony Crolla
Anthony Crolla, nicknamed "Million Dollar", is an English former professional lightweight boxer from Manchester, WBA world champion 2015-2016, who retired in 2019 at 35-7-3 (13 KOs) and became a Sky Sports analyst.
Anthony Dirrell
Anthony Dirrell, nicknamed "The Dog", is an American professional boxer from Flint, Michigan who twice held the WBC super middleweight title, with a record of 34 wins and 25 knockouts.
Anthony Johnson (fighter)
Anthony 'Rumble' Johnson (1984-2022), American MMA fighter, 23-6 with 17 knockouts; UFC welterweight and two-time light heavyweight title challenger, both losses to Daniel Cormier; died at 38 after long illness.
Anthony Joshua
Anthony Joshua (born 1989, Watford) is a British heavyweight boxer, 2012 Olympic super-heavyweight gold medallist and two-time unified world champion (IBF, WBA, WBO); career record 29-4 with 26 knockouts as of 2026.
Anthony Joshua vs Daniel Dubois
Anthony Joshua vs Daniel Dubois was a 2024 heavyweight boxing match at Wembley Stadium, where IBF champion Daniel Dubois knocked out Anthony Joshua in the fifth round.
Anthony Joshua vs. Andy Ruiz Jr.
Anthony Joshua vs. Andy Ruiz Jr.: 2019 heavyweight title series. Ruiz, a late substitute, upset Joshua by seventh-round TKO at Madison Square Garden on June 1; Joshua regained the IBF, WBA, WBO, and IBO belts by unanimous decision in the December 7 'Clash on the Dunes' rematch in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia.
Anthony Joshua vs. Francis Ngannou
Anthony Joshua vs. Francis Ngannou, also called Knockout Chaos, was a heavyweight boxing match on 8 March 2024 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Joshua knocked out the former UFC champion at 2:38 of round two after three knockdowns.
Anthony Joshua vs. Otto Wallin
Anthony Joshua vs. Otto Wallin, 23 December 2023, Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Day of Reckoning: Joshua dominated the Swedish southpaw, whose corner stopped the fight after five rounds (RTD5), Joshua's third win of 2023.
Anthony Luke
Anthony Luke, American professional wrestler signed to WWE, known from WWE LFG and NXT live events, engaged to Maxxine Dupri (Sydney Zmrzel); listed on the NXT roster under his real name.
Anthony Mundine
Anthony Mundine (born 1975, Newtown NSW), nicknamed 'The Man' and 'Choc', is a Bundjalung Australian who left the NRL as its highest-paid player in 2000 to box, twice winning the WBA super-middleweight title and beating Danny Green in 2006.
Anthony Ogogo
Anthony Ogogo (Anthony Osezua Ojo Ogogo), born 1988, English boxer who won middleweight bronze at London 2012, retired in 2019 after a fractured eye socket, now an AEW wrestler.
Anthony Pettis
Anthony Pettis, nicknamed "Showtime," is an American mixed martial artist from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, who won the WEC and UFC lightweight titles and created the famous "Showtime Kick."
Anthony Robles
Anthony Robles (born 1988), American wrestler born without a right leg; 2011 NCAA Division I 125-pound champion for Arizona State at 36-0, three-time All-American, Jimmy V Award winner, ESPN analyst, subject of the 2025 film Unstoppable.
Anthony Smith (fighter)
Anthony Smith, "Lionheart" (born 1988), American retired UFC light heavyweight fighter; 38-22 record, challenged Jon Jones at UFC 235 2019, retired April 2025 after Zhang Mingyang loss, now UFC analyst and podcaster.
Anthony Taylor (fighter)
Anthony "Pretty Boy" Taylor (born 1989) is an American mixed martial artist and boxer from Alameda, California, who fought in Bellator before becoming Misfits Boxing light heavyweight champion.
Anthony Yarde
Anthony Yarde, 'The Beast from the East', British light heavyweight boxer born 1991 in London; 27-4 (24 KOs), three-time world title challenger beaten by Kovalev, Beterbiev, and Benavidez; beat Lyndon Arthur 2-1 in a trilogy.
Anton Geesink
Anton Geesink (Antonius Johannes Geesink, 1934-2010), Dutch judoka, 1964 Tokyo Olympic open-class champion who beat Akio Kaminaga, first non-Japanese world champion (1961), 21-time European champion, 10th dan, IOC member 1987-2010.
Antonina Shevchenko (Антонина Шевченко)
Antonina Shevchenko (Антонина Шевченко), born 1984 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstani flyweight, elder sister of Valentina; 40-1 in Muay Thai/K-1, 10-4 MMA, 4-4 UFC, retired 2025 to become a pilot.
Antonio Inoki
Antonio Inoki (アントニオ猪木), born Kanji Inoki (1943-2022), Japanese pro wrestler who founded New Japan Pro-Wrestling in 1972, fought Muhammad Ali in the 1976 mixed-rules draw, served in Japan's Diet, and was the first Japanese WWE Hall of Fame inductee.
Antonio Margarito
Antonio Margarito, "El Tornado de Tijuana", Mexican welterweight world champion (WBO, WBA) famed for pressure fighting and his 2008 TKO of Miguel Cotto, undone by a 2009 plaster hand-wrap scandal and license revocation.
Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
Antônio Rodrigo "Minotauro" Nogueira (Big Nog), born 1976, Brazilian heavyweight MMA fighter; only man to hold both PRIDE and UFC heavyweight titles, 34-10-1 record, UFC Hall of Fame 2016, twin brother of Minotouro.
Antônio Rogério Nogueira
Antônio Rogério Nogueira, "Minotouro" or "Little Nog" (born 1976), Brazilian light heavyweight MMA fighter, identical twin of Minotauro Nogueira; 23-10-0 record, 8-2 in PRIDE, 6-7 in UFC, retired July 2020 after Shogun Rua trilogy.
Antonio Roldan
Antonio Roldan (Antonio Roldan Reyna), Mexican boxer born 1946 in Mexico City; won featherweight (57 kg) gold at the 1968 Olympics when Al Robinson was disqualified, then had a brief professional career.